News about drugs
Civil servants in Kazakhstan will now be fired for drug use and drunk driving
Tengrinews.kz — Drug use will become grounds for dismissing civil servants in Kazakhstan. This provision was included in the draft law on public
18 March 2026
Interior Ministry conducts large-scale special operation: 40 people detained
Tengrinews.kz — A large-scale special operation to stop a transnational scheme of involving citizens in drug-related crimes was carried out
18 March 2026
More than 6,000 Kazakhstanis fined under new Administrative Code article
Tengrinews.kz – Since March 2025, more than 6,000 Kazakhstanis have been held administratively liable under a new article of the Code of Administrative
13 January 2026
Special operation in Karaganda: police uncover an underground laboratory
Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the Drug Crime Counteraction Unit of the Karaganda Region Police Department carried out a large-scale special operation
06 November 2025
Kazakhstan approves strict rules for industrial hemp cultivation
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has officially approved requirements for the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to a government decree signed
30 September 2025
Police seize 80 tons of toxic chemicals in sweeping nationwide operation
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a nationwide operation from September 22 to 26, targeting the legal circulation
29 September 2025
Ministry urges youth to fight drugs with sports, travel, and love
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry believes that effective drug prevention among young people should focus not only on warnings
05 September 2025
Singer Psy under investigation
Tengrinews.kz - South Korean rapper Psy, best known worldwide for his viral hit “Gangnam Style,” has come under investigation, citing Yonhap
28 August 2025
Drugs disguised as corn: MIA and NSC carried out special operation
Tengrinews.kz – A whole drug plantation was discovered hidden among a cornfield in Almaty Region, citing Polisia.kz.
18 August 2025
Tokayev orders tight control over suspicious financial flows
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed authorities to closely monitor suspicious financial flows.
13 August 2025
“Flexible for addicts, tough on drug trade”: Tokayev chairs Security Council meeting
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired a Security Council meeting on combating drug abuse.
13 August 2025
Russia extradited drug trafficker to Kazakhstan who had been hiding for over six years
Tengrinews.kz – At the request of the General Prosecutor’s Office, a drug trafficker was extradited to Kazakhstan from Russia.
13 August 2025
Ministry of Internal Affairs: two transnational drug groups dismantled
Tengrinews.kz – Nearly 4,000 drug-related offenses have been curbed in Kazakhstan, of which about 1,800 were classified as serious and especially
18 July 2025
Interior ministry conducts special operation in Almaty region
Tengrinews.kz - Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have shut down a major underground drug laboratory in the Almaty region,
07 July 2025
Detention of Kazakhstanis in Indonesia: Foreign Ministry provides details
Tengrinews.kz – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alibek Bakaev shared details regarding the detention of Kazakh citizens in Indonesia.
26 June 2025
Two Kazakhstanis arrested in Indonesia, face death penalty
Tengrinews.kz – Two Kazakh citizens have been detained in Indonesia on suspicion of committing a criminal offense related to illegal drug trafficking,
26 June 2025
NSC carries out arrests in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Officers of the National Security Committee (NSC), in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office, dismantled two underground
12 June 2025
Hid for 20 years: Kazakhstani extradited from Russia
Tengrinews.kz – A Kazakhstani citizen was extradited from Russia to face criminal charges for involvement in an organized crime group, large-scale
02 June 2025
'Millions in mephedrone': Foreign nationals detained in Astana drug bust
Tengrinews.kz - Police in Astana have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking group and seized more than 100 kilograms of mephedrone, according
28 May 2025
NSC conducted special operations in Russia and Kyrgyzstan
Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC), in cooperation with the competent authorities of Russia and Kyrgyzstan, conducted two
19 May 2025
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